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Danielle- Final learnings

BONUS BONUS! I thought you all might want a quick "post-credit message" before I get on my plane and head back to the good ol' USA. Got a few weeks left, and my work is going to pick up the pace in August, so I figured that - while I'm on a roll - I'll work ahead schedule here and do this BONUS. This year has been a crazy one. There have been lots of good things and a handful of  different  things. I've had a lot of people out here generically ask me, "So what did you learn as a LEX intern?" and my answer has been different every time. So let's try specifying the question a bit more. "Danielle, what did you learn about homestay?" I learned that it can be a good or learning experience, depending on many factors. But a lot of it depends on your own line of thinking and your overall attitude towards establishing relationships in a household of near-strangers. When counseling the year-long exchange students, homestay seemed to be